Great swim Wednesday, 3600 yards with 23 minutes in the middle of Z3 for my main set. Goal was to record how much mileage I could get in during that time and if it was under 1600 then to finish up with drills. I used the tempo trainer set on 96 and ended up with 1300 yds averaging 1:46 100s. At this pace, I felt like I could have gone forever, I was not out of breath in the least and suppose that means I was in the right zone. I think the tempo trainer helped to keep me steady and consistent. Without the tempo trainer I would have become more competitive and pushed it to get the most yardage in which really isn’t the point of measuring your Z3 pace. I definitely could have gone faster and the tempo trainer held me back to get an accurate reading. I’m ok with the 1:46, of course I like to see faster times but it wasn’t a time trial. I suppose a big piece of this main set was that I felt calm, consistent, strong and confident. I got into my glide and felt like I was riding on top of the water. That’s a good feeling and one that I am working hard on taking into CDA.

On another note, my back is feeling much better, I’ve returned to a nightly regime of self-care and maybe this experience was to remind me that I need alot of extra to keep healthy. So here I am in my ‘brideys’ as we call them (my donut back ups) , there is a little t-shirt with a bride on it that goes wtih the pants, very cute! At any rate, I’ve got my favorites in hand Arnicare for my foot, Biofreeze for my back, calves, arms….ah, everything, Foot Rubz ball for my, you guessed it my feet (great at working our trigger points in my paws) and the motha of all self care products my Theracane. This baby is hard core and I think I’ve definitely risked tissue damage a few times becuase this puppy let’s you ‘get in there’ like nothing else. I use it for my gluts, IT bands but mostly for my neck and back. It’s unbelievable for working out those nasty nuggers with little to no effort due to its leverage friendly design. I’ve had for about 4 years now and I’m not quite sure what I’d do without it.

What’s missing in this photo is another essential piece of my night self care regime….healthy glass of organic cabernet. I didn’t want to risk a spill so I had to set it down but never fear it’s right on the bar next to me.

So anyway good morning….it’s 4:53 and I gots to get on the bike now. I’ve got 3 hours of back to back O.C. episodes